Comparative cost analysis of endovascular and open approaches for elective treatment of middle cerebral artery aneurysms.
David C LauzierSamuel J ClerAnja I SriencBhuvic PatelAndrew PierceJason GagneAnanth K VellimanaArindam R ChatterjeeAkash P KansagraChristopher J MoranGregory J ZipfelJoshua W OsbunPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2023)
Endovascular treatment of elective aneurysms has a significantly lower cost than open surgical treatment with the pterional approach, but not with the LSO approach. For aneurysms not amenable to endovascular treatment, a minimally invasive LSO approach carries a lower cost burden than a pterional approach.